Colorado grocery store workers ask for reinstated hazard pay
Colorado grocery store workers with King Soopers and Safeway say a $2.00/hourly hazard pay needs to be reinstated. Companies stopped paying the added wage in May.
and last updated 2020-12-16 18:38:09-05
COLORADO â In the last month, Colorado has seen an increase in hospitalizations and cases surge in the COVID-19 pandemic. While many businesses face restrictions grocery store workers in the state say their employers aren t doing enough to keep them safe.
Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 7 are calling on its employers King Soopers (Kroger owned) and Albertsons/Safeway stores to reinstate a hazard pay of $2.00 an hour that stopped in May.
Customer Behavior is Driving Pandemic Distress for Grocery Store Workers, Report Finds Twenty percent of Arizona grocery store workers surveyed said they have experienced severe levels of mental distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. By Lori Harwood, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Dec. 14, 2020
Holiday shopping season is ramping up while COVID-19 cases are rising nationwide, presenting increased risk for essential retail workers – not just physically but mentally.
A new report by University of Arizona researchers finds that 20% of Arizona grocery store workers surveyed have experienced severe levels of mental distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the major sources of that stress: customer behavior.
Park Rapids moves handling of revolving loan fund to HLDC
The Heartland Lakes Development Commission sees a shared interest with the city in having a well utilized RLF. 12:00 am, Dec. 11, 2020 ×
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Mary Thompson, executive director of the Heartland Lakes Development Commission (HLDC), told the Park Rapids City Council on Tuesday that the HLDC is willing to administer the city’s revolving loan fund (RLF) at no cost to the city.
“My board has provided a proposal to do those services,” she said, including marketing the program, underwriting and servicing the loans.
Thompson said that the marketing component is about keeping local businesses informed about what is available and making sure the fund is properly utilized.